Teaching Online - A Time Comparison

A recent case study in the Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration by Joseph Cavanaugh, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Economics, Wright State University, found that teaching an online version of one sample course required more than twice the amount of time as teaching the same course in-class. The additional time required by the online format was mostly due to the individualized attention that the instructor provided to the students. To a lesser degree, another reason for the time difference was due to the technology used in the online course. Specifically, the online course required additional time to set-up, maintain and complete final tasks.

Posted by Tom on June 14, 2005